"FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote in message news:4b7cfaa2$0$12922$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au... > That conclusion is illogical given the posts in this thread. > > I sent a post saying that I couldn't interpret 2 letters. Liz Owen > initially interpreted the name as being St(e) Dopt or Dost. Renia thought > it was Stedoft. You proposed Steduft but claimed that made no sense. > Russell thought it was Saint (Something). Mary said he was born in > Steford. > > Six different people and six different answers would indicate that there > IS a problem with either the handwriting or the document. Thanks for that. Even the thread is confusing as they keep appearing as newly created ones. Perhaps they are trying to avoid the company? John